The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-12-23
BURIED THEIR DEAD.

Anarchist SympathiZers in Chicago Fol.
low the Remains of Spies, Parsons,
Engei, Fischer and Lingg from the
Vault to Their Last Resting PIace-The
Proceedings Orderly Throughout.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19-After lying in the
vault at Waldheim Cemetery for five weeks
under the constant guard OF those who
knew them when living, tile bodies Of the
five dead Anarchists, August Spies, George
Engel Albert R. Parsons, Adolph Fischer
and Louis Lingg, We're yesterday consigned
to the great Mother Earth At II o'clock a
train of eleven coaches crowded with
the relatives, friends and admirers of
the dead men, to the number of over a
thousand, started out from the Polk street
depot of the Wisconsin Central railroad in
a quiet, transformations way, without any
previous show Of banner headed process
sions or heralding of trumpets A few in
the crowd had bouttonieres in their
coats composed of Grape and red
ribbon intertwined, but outside of this
there was nothing to mark the throng from
those which usually attend mechanics
excursion to some suburban picnic ground
All of the most noted Anarchists of the city
were present on the train, and also large
number of equally prominent labor-leaders
tendance from outside towns was much
smaller than had been expected
On arriving at Waldheim the caskets con.
tanning the bodies were taken from the
vault and were each partially covered with
red shroud, and above these floral deco
rations, many of them very beautiful and
of costly character. One of these floral
decorations was in the form of a pillow.
cd tI,a Sf 1har Dow.
sons, and f1orally engraved on it were
the words: "Our Papa" Following each
coffin in its turn as it was borne toward
the grave came the widows and children
and other relatives of the deceased, or those
who had been nearest and dearest to them
in life. Among these dressed in deepest
mourning, were Mrs. Parsons. Mrs. Engle,
Mrs Spies, Miss Gretchen Spies, the latter's
two brothers and Nina Van Zandt Walk.
ing behind the collins came also the
speakers of the day, Captain William P.
Black, Paul Grottkau, of Milwaukee; Albert
Curtin, of St Louis, and Joseph R.
Buchanan Arriving at spot close to
the grave, the collins were placed in a
line in the following order: August Spies,
George Engel, Albert R. Parsons Adolph
Fischer, Louis Lingg The coverings over
raised and the crowd allowed to march past
in single file and take their last
look at the faces of the dead. The features
of the dead all looked as if but little marred
by the lapse of time since life had de-
parted from them, with the exception OF
Lingg's, around whose eyes were broad
purplish-red rings. Spies face in particular
looked almost as natural as if still that of a
living being, excepting that it looked larger,
fuller and of sterner cast than it bore when
Spies was living. Slowly and with hats off
and reverent bearing the long procession
passed and gazed at the faces of the dead
This ceremony took SO long that it was
thought inadvisable to await it's termina-
ton before commencing the more formal
ceremonies of the day.
Then followed addresses by Paul Grottkau
of Milwaukee; Albert Curtin, of ST. Louis,
and Joseph Buchanan and Captain Black, OF
this CITY,
These ceremonies were presided over by
Joseph r. Buchanan, and commenced with
the singing by q mass choir of song writ
ten for the occasion and entitled: Gam
Grade Unserer Freunde," or, in English, @At
the Grave of Our Friends"
During the course of Captain Blacks re-
marks, and while he was making special
reference to the dead before him, Mrs Par
sons, who was standing in front of the
coffin containing her dead husband, sud-
denly lost control of her feelings. and be-
came hysterical, shrieking and moaning in
pitiful way, and at last fainting.
At the close of Mr.. Blacks address the
massed choir sang @Gut Nacht;" after which
the collins were lowered into the grave
which had been prepared for them. This
grave or vault was open at the top, it's sides
and floor being made of solid masonry Its
width is that of the length of coffin, and
its length just sufficient to contain the cof-
fins packed close side by side. The five
coffins having been lowered into this Curl
GUS vault an immense fiag-stone was low
cred down over it, covering the vault en-
tirely; the stone being lowered down to it's
place with the aid of derrick
During all the ceremonies excellent order
was preserved, and the only show of want
of reverence for the occasion was the use
of the word "Bravo" by several of the
auditors during the progress of Grottkau's
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